Kolkata, Jan 20 || The Election Commission of India is considering seeking explanations from a section of the electoral registration officers (EROs) and the assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs), who had accepted unlisted identity-proof documents during the hearing session on claims and objections to the draft voters list in West Bengal, ignoring ECI's specific instructions in the matter.
The ECI had specified 13 documents that could be accepted as supporting identity-proof documents. It had instructed the EROs and AEROs not to accept any other document other than the 13 listed ones.
The Commission had also instructed the District Magistrates (DMs) and the District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to ensure that the ECI’s guidelines in the matter are adhered to strictly.
However, sources pointed out that despite such specific instructions in the matter, several instances have surfaced where unlisted documents were accepted by the EROs and AEROs as supporting identity-proof documents.